Fur-piece hanger



March 3, 1931. 5 FRANK 1,795,086

FUR PIECE HANGER Filed April 25, 1930 INVENTOR Harry J: Fran/f ATTORNEY nanny patented Mar. 3, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE S. FRANK, 0F- BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO VOCATIONAL ADJUST- KENT BUREAU, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,.A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK FUR-PIECE HANGER Application filed April 25,

The invention relates to hanger devices, more especially to a new and useful improvement in a device adapted for suspending an elongated fur piece, as of an animal skin with spring mouth or clip, and is intended to be worn over the shoulders or about the neck.

The invention has for its object a novel form of' hanger device whereby a fur piece, through its said mouth, may readily and conveniently be secured and hung in a substan tially vertical position, and conveniently removed therefrom when it is desired to again make use of the fur piece.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of hanger device which will not injure the fur piece in any way and which is of itself of attractive design, compact and inexpensively constructed.

In carrying out the invention, a stuiied pad or cushion of a-'-soft,yielding and more or less elastic material has secured thereto at one end a retaining hook, as of wire; and there is provided intermediate its ends a transverse band or strap tensioned thereto or spanned thereover as by being sewed thereon over portions of its length, the unsewed loop portion or portions then more or less tightly hugging the cushion.

The lower or under half of the opened 1 month of the fur piece is designed to be received then under the said strap, pressing backwardly the body material sufiiciently to admit of the insertion, and the jaw or clip element accommodating itself therebetween by the inherent pressure of the cushion.

The nature of the invention, however, will best be understood when described in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective illustrating the novel hanger device suspending a fur piece.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the hanger device; and Fig. 3 is a vertical section therethrough.

Referring to the drawings, the novel hanger embodies a pad or cushion of soft, selfadjusting materialof the desired form and embodying the central or filler portion 10, as of cotton, and which is overlaid with an 1930. Serial No. 447,119.

outer finishing cover or casing 11 of a suitable fabric or cloth such as velvet. As indicated, the pad is shown in the form of an elongated more or less cylindrical member reinforced by the longitudinal binding strip 12 which covers also a transverse circumscribing band or strap member 13, for example, of material similar to that of the casing. The said strap, moreover, is tensioned or spanned more or less about the pad intermediate its ends and is secured thereto over a part of its length, for example, at diametrically opposite portions, as indicated. This may conveniently be effected by sewing the strap to the cover orcasing 11 to span or stretch the same thereover and compress slightly thereby the cushion material of the pad, which is of amore or less pliable or resilient character so that an appreciable friction will be maintained between the strap and body portion. It will be apparent, therefore, if the spring-urged lower jaw 01' clip element 14 of the head 15 of theanimal skin or for piece 16 be then inserted under an unsecured or loop portion of the strap that a substantial hold will be effected between said jaw and the body portion of the pad by the said strap in addition to the spring holding action of the mouth clip itself in closing thereover. Moreover, the outer surface 11 of the pad, comprising a cover or casing of relatively high grade material and of a more or less soft nature, will not injure or objectionably afiect the material of the fur piece 16.

In order to then suspend or hang the entire device with fur piece attached, as aforesaid, the said pad is provided with, for example, a hook member 17 extending outwardly fromthe upper end thereof and designed to be placed over or to ride upon a suitable supporting rod 18, hook or the like, as is well understood. The inner end of the hook 17 extends into the body material 10 of the pad and may be secured or held therein in any convenient manner. For example, it may be formed int-o an eye 19, which is then embedded in the filler l0,and the casing material 11 closed over its shank. A reinforcing cap piece 20 may alsobe sewed thereover, if desired, to afford a finished appearance as well as to better'secure the hook therein.

quired, the hanger, being relatively small,

may conveniently be stored away until again desired for use and, if retained in a closet or the like, it does not occupy any great amount of space and, moreover, is not objectionable in appearance.

It will be appreciated that the hereinbefore described hanger affords an ideal devicefor maintaining the fur piece in a Vertical position when not in use and which position is v the properone for an article of this character and one in which, furthermore, it will not be injuredby other garments which may be hung therewith in the same closet. Moreover, it then occupies a minimum'space in contradistinction to the usual manner of supporting-fur pieces by folding'or bending the same over a rod andin which position they not only occupy a disproportionate space but are subject to injury.

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1. Afur piece hanger, comprising a pad of soft, yieldable material, meansextending therefrom to suspend the pad, and a strap mountedtransversely of the pad and spanned thereover to receive and hold the jaw of an elongated fur piece.

2. Afur piece hanger, comprising a pad of soft, yieldable material, means extending therefrom to suspend the pad, and a pliable strap secured for a portion of its length to the pad and transversely thereof, the remainderbeing spanned thereover and adapted to receive andhold the jaw of an elongated fur piece. a

3. A fur piece hanger, comprising a pad of soft, yieldable material, means extending therefrom to suspend the pad, and a strap encircling the pad and sewed thereto over diametrically opposite portions of its length, the remaining portions being adapted to receive and hold the jaw of an elongated fur piece.

' 4:. A fur piece-hanger, comprising a pad of soft, yieldable material, a cloth casing enclosing the same, suspension means extending from the pad, and a strap mounted transversely of the pad and spanned thereover to receive and hold the jaw ofan elongated fur piece. Y

5. A fur piece hanger, comprising a pad of soft, yieldable material, means extending therefrom to suspendthe pad, a reinforcing binding strip extending lengthwise of the pad, and a strap" encircling the pad and secured over a portion of its length thereto and beneath thestrip, the unsecured porton being adapted to receive and hold the aw of an elongated fur piece. Y

6. A fur piece hanger, comprising a pad of aw of an elongated fur piece. I r

7 A furpiece hanger, comprising a pad of soft, yieldable. material, a hook member with one end located within said pad, the shank thereof extending through one end of the pad and formed with a suspension hook, a reinforcing cap about said shank and secured to the casing, a strap mounted transversely of the pad and spanned thereover to receive and hold the jaw of an elongated fur piece.

8. A fur piece hanger, comprising a. pad of a filler of soft, yieldable material, a casing therefor of soft, yieldable material enclosing the filler, a reinforcing binding strip extending lengthwise of the casing, a hook mem be-r with one end located within the filler, the shank thereofextending through one end of the casing and formed with a suspension hook, a reinforcing cap about said shank and secured to the casing, and a strap encircling the casing and secured over a portion of its length thereto and beneath the said binding strip, the unsecured portion being adapted to receive and hold the jaw of an elongated fur piece. 1

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HARRY S. FRANK. 

